Apocalypse: Why did you provoke her? She's a cultivator.

Chapter 100 Spiritual Vein
Then, her gaze fell on the shimmering, colorful spirit stones.

Then he reached out and gently placed his fingertips on the outermost mid-grade spirit stone.

The stone's surface was cool to the touch, and spiritual energy flowed from the fingertips into the pulse points, then along the meridians into the dantian.

She held her breath, channeled a wisp of spiritual energy into her hand, and gently tapped her fingertips on the stone edge.

With a soft "click," a spirit stone the size of half a palm fell to the ground, trembling as it landed in the palm of the hand, its surface shimmering like a startled firefly.

She looked down at the tender green shoot.

The little creature remained clinging to the spirit stone, its emerald green leaves trembling slightly as it absorbed the spiritual energy.

The surrounding spiritual energy was slowly flowing towards it, and even some of the spiritual energy emanating from the spirit stone in her palm was drawn away.

Its branches and leaves, nourished by the spiritual energy, became even more translucent and vibrant green.

At this moment, she knocked down a spirit stone, but it didn't budge at all, as if everything around it was less important than the spiritual energy in front of it.

"She's quite focused," Ye Qiumian chuckled softly.

The spirit stone in his palm was still emitting a glowing light, its spiritual energy so dense it was almost tangible.

Since this little sprout is only focused on absorbing nutrients and shows no hostility towards her, she naturally has no reason to be polite.

She found a spirit stone with the strongest spiritual energy, sat down, brushed away the dust from the stone's surface, crossed her legs, and made a spirit-gathering incantation with her fingertips.

As soon as I entered meditation, the surrounding spiritual energy seemed to find an outlet, instantly creating a vortex.

The white mist that had been surrounding the tender bud was torn open and rushed into her body.

The spiritual energy flowed along the meridians, and wherever it passed, the originally stagnant places gradually relaxed in the warm current.

The spiritual energy vortex within his dantian spun faster and faster, slowly growing from the size of a soybean to the size of a walnut, with the light golden color at the edges becoming increasingly solid.

In less than half an hour, the cyclone suddenly contracted and then exploded, transforming into a purer stream of spiritual energy that flowed throughout the body—the barrier of the mid-Foundation Establishment stage was broken.

Before she could even feel joy, an even greater surge of spiritual energy flowed in through the Spirit Gathering Technique.

This time it was no longer a gentle soaking, but an impactful infusion, as if to expand her meridians to the extreme.

She gritted her teeth and guided her spiritual energy to break through the next barrier. A fine stinging pain came from her meridians, but it was soothed by the warmth brought by the spiritual energy. The pain and pleasure intertwined, making her almost hold her breath.

After an unknown amount of time, her dantian suddenly sank, as if a piece of warm jade had been placed upon it. When she opened her eyes, a light flashed in them, and the vortex of spiritual energy around her slowly dissipated—late stage of Foundation Establishment.

She slowly opened her eyes, and with a flick of her fingertips, her spiritual energy flowed several times faster than before, carrying an unprecedented sense of abundance.

She let out a long sigh of relief, turned to look at her side, and suddenly froze.

The once radiant spirit stone now appears covered in a layer of dust, its surface luster completely gone, leaving only a dull gray stone texture.

The scattered pebbles on the ground had turned to ashes; they crumbled at the slightest touch, no longer emitting any spiritual energy.

The white mist in the air had long since dissipated, leaving only a thin layer of ordinary spiritual energy, almost like that outside the cave.

She looked up at the little sprout. The little thing had stopped absorbing nutrients at some point and was standing on the ground to the side, its four leaves trembling slightly.

Ye Qiu Mian, however, saw its confusion and dissatisfaction. Why did the inexhaustible spiritual energy just now suddenly disappear?
She touched the tip of her nose, looked at the dim spirit stones covering the wall, and felt inexplicably guilty.

It's all my fault for being so engrossed in my cultivation that I forgot about the little sprout that was absorbing spiritual energy.

After all, it was it that found this spiritual vein; if it hadn't brought her here, she wouldn't have discovered it.

But she stole all its spiritual energy. How could she not feel guilty?
Ye Qiumian rarely showed an embarrassed smile, and said, "Don't be angry, I'll clean it up for you right away."

As she spoke, Ye Qiumian rummaged through her spatial storage for a while and found a small hoe. Don't be fooled by the fact that this hoe is only the size of a palm and has a short handle; it is a high-grade magic weapon.

Back in the cultivation world, she used this hoe to dig up quite a few spirit stones.

Moreover, the waste stone, devoid of spiritual energy, is extremely brittle.

As the hoe fell, it sank in half an inch with a "click".

With a flick of her wrist, Ye Qiumian pried up the dusty waste rock.

After losing their spiritual energy, these waste stones became somewhat brittle, and when the fragments fell to the ground, they made a crisp sound and raised a fine mist.

Ye Qiumian channeled her spiritual energy into her hands, making it effortless for her to dig up the waste rocks.

Fast and swift.

The little sprout... oh, it has grown a lot now, it should be called a seedling now.

It stood quietly to the side, glancing at her every now and then, its tender green leaves tilting as if urging her on, or perhaps checking on her progress.

The luminous light of the pearl shone on its seedling, giving it a glow, making it look quite like a well-behaved child.

When she had dug about half a foot deep, the hoe suddenly paused. It wasn't the crisp sound of hitting loose rock, but rather a…warm, springy elasticity?
A thought struck her, and she slowed her pace, gently clearing away the surrounding pebbles.

A sliver of pure white light shone through the crack in the stone, followed by an even purer spiritual energy, several times more refined than the aura of the spirit stones from before.

"This is a top-grade spirit stone?" Ye Qiumian couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

She never expected that the top-grade spirit stone was so close to the cave, and she still managed to dig it up.

No wonder the spiritual energy in the cave is so rich.

She held her breath and carefully dug away the surrounding rubble to reveal irregular pieces of spirit stones.

Each piece radiated a soft glow, and spiritual energy seeped outwards along the cracks in the stone, condensing into a fine, wispy white mist in mid-air.

The spirit stone was completely translucent, without any impurities, and its spiritual energy was so rich that it almost solidified.

Out of the corner of her eye, Ye Qiumian saw the seedling suddenly shake its leaves excitedly.

The seedling, which had been waiting patiently, suddenly sprang up like a spring and landed precisely among the top-grade spirit stones.

The four leaves immediately stuck to the top-grade spirit stone, and a vortex of spiritual energy instantly swirled around it, even faster and more intense than when it absorbed the high-grade spirit stone before. It even absorbed the halo of the white spirit stone, making its luster dim.

She couldn't help but smile as she watched the little guy's delighted expression.

The newly attained realm is somewhat unstable, and it is not advisable to continue absorbing spiritual energy to break through at this time.

It will take some time to consolidate one's foundation before attempting to reach the next level.

If one's foundation is unstable, one will not be able to go far on the path of cultivation.

Since she didn't need to continue cultivating at this moment, she gripped the hoe and continued digging to the side.

This time, they moved even more gently, afraid of damaging any spirit stones that might be hidden underneath.

Layer by layer, the waste stones were peeled away, revealing an ever-widening surface of spirit stones.

Until an area of ​​nearly two meters square was revealed.

Looking at the entire expanse of pure white spirit stones, like a layer of jade blanket buried deep within, it was clear that this spiritual vein was much denser in spiritual energy than she had imagined.

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